adds blog post about Barboras award

Author: graus

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+  created: 2025-11-17
+categories:
+  - awards
+authors:
+  - dgraus
+title: "Barbora Wenzlova Wins KNVI 2025 Award for OpenGov Lab Thesis on Transparency in the Dutch Algorithm Register":
+description: Barbora Wenzlova wins the KNVI 2025 Award for her OpenGov Lab thesis on transparency in the Dutch Algorithm Register, written under the supervision of Jaap Kamps.
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+# Barbora Wenzlova Wins KNVI 2025 Award for OpenGov Lab Thesis on Transparency in the Dutch Algorithm Register
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+We’re proud to share that **Barbora Wenzlova** has won the **Victorine van Schaick Prize 2025**, awarded by the Victorine van Schaick Fund, for her Cultural Data & AI master thesis, written under  supervision of **Jaap Kamps** at the **ICAI OpenGov Lab**.
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+Barbora received the award at the annual conference of the [KNVI](https://www.knvi.nl/) (Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging van Informatieprofessionals) in Ermelo on November 6, where she also presented her research to an audience of information professionals working on responsible and transparent digital transformation.
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+Her thesis, **“[Beyond Disclosure: Evaluating Algorithmic Transparency in the Dutch Algorithm Register](https://scripties.uba.uva.nl/search?id=c13578141),”** examines the Dutch Algorithm Register as a case study to evaluate the extent to which algorithm disclosures support democratic oversight, and to analyze institutional dynamics that shape these transparency practices. 
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+The jury called the work *“an important study that deserves a wider audience - the kind of independent and critical research we need in times when both democracy and the social value of the humanities are under pressure.”*
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+Congratulations to Barbora on a well-deserved award!